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J. 8. JAMES.

CUE GUIDE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-5. 1915.

1,149,834. I V Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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JOHN S. JAMES, OF URBANA, ILLINOIS.

CUE-GUIDE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

Application filed April 5, 1915. Serial No. 19,214.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. JAMES, citizen of the United States,residing at Urbana, in the county of Champaign and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cue-Guides, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to guides for cues employed in billiards, pooland similar games, and its object is to provide a simple and efiicientdevice of this kind to be worn on the players hand, and which can bereadily put on and taken off, and which is constructed to fit eitherhand, and to serve as a guide and support for the cue.

The object stated is attained by means of a novel combination andarrangement of parts to be hereinafter claimed, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of thedevice, and Fig. 2 is a cross-section thereof.

' Referring specifically to the drawing, the device comprises atransversely bowed or curved plate 5 having at one end a slot 6 forattachment of an elastic band 7, and at the opposite end a hook 8. Theband carries an eye 9 adapted to be engaged by the hook 8 for securingthe device to the players hand in position for use. From the plate isstruck up and bent outward from its convex side, a tongue 10 which iscurved in the direction of its length to form a cue rest or seat.

In use, the device is fastened to the hand by passing the band 7 aroundfour fingers thereof, leaving the thumb free, and securdescribed and Bythe use of the device, the side of the I one need not be chalked as theone is guided entirely by the part 10 and does not touch the hand. Thedevice can be applied, with equal. facility, to either hand, and it istherefore adapted for right as well as lefthanded players, and by itsuse greater skill and efficiency is obtained. The. device is alsosanitary as the cue is held out of contact with the hand. This isespecially desirable in public billiard and pool rooms where the cuesare used by a great many different persons.

I claim A one guide comprising a curved plate having a tongue extendingfrom its convex side, said tongue being curved in the direction of itslength to form a one seat and guide, a hook at one end of the plate, anattaching band connected to the other end of the plate, and an eye onthe free end of the band engageable by the aforesaid hook.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN S. JAMES.

Vitnesses:

J W. I-IUss, MARION F. JAMES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0.

